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According to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Two Qiaos, daughters of Qiao Xuan, were known as two of the great beauties of ancient China. Their names are not recorded, so they are referred to simply as Dà Qiáo (traditional Chinese: 大喬; simplified Chinese: 大乔) and Xiǎo Qiáo (traditional Chinese: 小喬; simplified Chinese: 小乔), literally "the elder Qiao" and "the younger Qiao".
The elder Qiao sister was married to Sun Ce, the lord of Wu; while Xiao Qiao was married to Zhou Yu. Sun Ce has two recorded children - A daughter whom was married to Lu Xun, and a posthumous son Sun Shao. It is not known if Da Qiao gave birth to either child.
In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the two Qiaos were one of the major causes of the Battle of Red Cliffs. Zhuge Liang manipulated Zhou Yu under the guise of advising him of Cao Cao's plot to obtain the Qiao sisters for himself. Enraged, Zhou Yu plotted with Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to attack Cao Cao.
Modern references
- Both of the Qiao sisters are playable characters in the popular Koei video game series, Dynasty Warriors as well as Warriors Orochi. In both games, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao wield twin fans. They have almost identical movesets. The differences are very small but noticeable. This allows players to prefer one sister over the other. However, in the recent installment of the series, Dynasty Warriors 6, Da Qiao was cut out, thus leaving Xiao Qiao left in the series. She does not have a Musou mode, but she is playable in free mode. For more information, see List of Dynasty Warriors characters.
- Xiao Qiao is present in the film by John Woo, Red Cliff. She is played by Taiwanese supermodel Lin Chi-ling. In one trailer, Xiao is shown to be hitting a soldier with a torch, hinting that perhaps she might participate in the battle. Said scene in not present in the first film in the two-part series. Near the end of the film, it is surmised that Cao Cao's infatuation with Xiao Qiao is the cause of him invading Wu (and thus initiating the battle).
- The two sisters also appears in the Koihime Musou franchise by BaseSon, where they seem to appear as twins. They are not called as Da Qiao nor Xiao Qiao, but through their Japanese names Daikyō and Shōkyō.
See also
- Three Kingdoms
- Personages of the Three Kingdoms
- Records of Three Kingdoms
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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